Fading Memories #

Background #

Published in 2019, Fading Memories is a collection of demos and unused tracks from Sayonara Wild Hearts. The tracks were composed by Jonathan Eng and Daniel Olsén in Göteborg and San Francisco between 2015 and 2019. The collection provides unique insight into the development of the game and what we finally came to know as the official Sayonara Wild Hearts soundtrack.

It was available as a limited-run cassette through Annapurna Interactive’s store. I bought the cassette shortly after its release, recorded a complete playback, and waited to see if the album would be released digitally in an official capacity. Unfortunately, that did not come to pass, so I uploaded it as a YouTube video in 2020.

Media #

The original raw captures are also available here.

See also #

• Fading Memories on MusicBrainz
• The original store listing via Internet Archive
• An alternative rip by Jen Rips Vinyl - Jen appears to be a subject matter expert on ripping audio, so check out her rip of Fading Memories. I haven’t done a comparison, but I wouldn’t be surprised if hers is higher quality.